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Fruitless Olive 'Wilson'

Olea europaea ‘Wilson Fruitless’ · a fruitless olive

An olive grown for its airy canopy of narrow, silvery grey-green leaves, bred to set little or no fruit, so it won't drop messy olives on paving. It loves hot, dry summers and is drought tolerant once established, but it's hardy only where winters are mild.

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Mature size
20 × 18 ft
6 × 5.5 m, tall × wide
Hardiness
Zones 8b–10b
USDA
Sun
Full sun
Water
Dry
Blooms
Apr–May

Fruitless Olive 'Wilson' at its mature size

A mature Fruitless Olive 'Wilson' grows 15 to 30 feet tall and 15 to 25 feet wide, taller than most people.

Drawn to scale beside a 5 ft 9 in person. With VeraScape, you see it at this size in your own yard.

Typical mature size, unpruned. Sources: San Marcos Growers, NC State Extension.

Growing Fruitless Olive 'Wilson'

Grows well in
The desert Southwest and California.
Growth rate
Slow
Good for
Privacy screen, small space, and drought tolerant
Leaves
Evergreen
Native to
Mediterranean

Spacing

VeraScape spaces plants so their grown canopies just touch. For Fruitless Olive 'Wilson', that’s about 18 ft apart, center to center.

Place a row in your own yard and VeraScape spaces them at their mature width, so you can see whether they’ll crowd the walk.